Crime & Safety

Northford Man Solicited Child On Internet: PD

A Northford man was arrested by Rhode Island authorities for trying to solicit a child over the Internet, police said.

NORTH BRANFORD, CT — A 31-year-old Northford man has been arrested and faces charges for indecent solicitation of a child through the internet.

Rhode Island authorities said that on Tuesday, members of the Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Geoffrey DeMatteo, of White Hollow Road, Northford, for Indecent Solicitation of a Child.

DeMatteo was special arraigned at State Police Headquarters by a Justice of the Peace, issued $3,000 surety bail and remanded to the Adult Correctional Institutions. DeMatteo was rearraigned in Third Division District Court on Thursday.

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